Eureka back to work

She awaits with great interest the qualifying matches for the next men’s and women’s European Championships, which will be held on Holy Saturday. Two great wrestling figures will compete with the goal of representing Greece in the ancient Epirus event.

The first big news is the return of Eurycas Pelides. By decision of the ELOP Technical Committee, the Greek champion was invited to compete in qualifying matches with a view to participating in the European Championship and the application was accepted by him.

On Maundy Thursday, Giorgos Pilides accepted ELOP’s request, through his club, sent a letter to the federation in the afternoon and informed him that he would like to return to the national team and participate in the European Championship.

The federation has exhausted all the possibilities that it had in the marathon proceedings with the world federation and the organizing country (Croatia) and was able to issue a license and accept the addition of another athlete to the Greek team.

Therefore, Pelidis will participate in the European Championships on the condition that he wins the qualifying match against the Greek men’s champion in the 65 kg category. Fotis Papadakis.

Aside from Pilidis’ case, the fact that Dauren Kuruglev will be giving away a qualifying match is also of particular interest. As it became known, the Greek Federation succeeded and wore the “blue and white” one of the best athletes in the world, and he will compete in the European Championships on the condition that he wins the Greek Men’s Championship in the 86 kg category. Theodori Kyriakidis.

Meanwhile, the Hellenic Wrestling Federation reported that athlete Angelos Kuklaris was ineligible to participate in the European Championships, as he was not a champion in his category. His name was announced to the World Federation because he was given a licence, due to his participation in the European Under-23 Championship.

Initial nominal announcement as per WFB regulations is mandatory 30 days prior to the event. This is how Kouklaris was announced so that Greece could have a representative in the class, as the world federation allows up to three days before the start of the games to change names or classes.

In any case, the Hellenic Wrestling Federation offers all athletes the opportunity to prove their worth in the arena, to represent Greece. Already World Champion Maria Privolaraki who competed in the last Panhellenic Championships in the 58k. He was invited to run a qualifying match with the 53 km champion. Katerina Vickery, in order to win her participation in the European Championships.